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First of all, for those who haven't already done so, just YouTube "Huntara" - it is one of the best written and best animated of the She-Ra episodes. I really feel like even the most anti-She-Ra fans will admit that Huntara is pretty amazing.

And likewise, if you haven't seen the He-Man episode "House of Shokoti, Part 1," then you should, as you'll get to know Masque.

Originally Posted by Stickfa

i vote masque, but huntara will win at the SDCC and here's why.

the voting room will be full of motu and pop fans. The pop fans, being female will most likely vote for the female character.... but MOTU fans outnumber them.... but MOTU fans bring their girlfriends, who arent necessarily fans of either.... yet because they are physically there, they get to sway a toy line they know little about ... and being female also, they will vote for the female character. This outnumbers the votes of people (males generally speaking) who collect the line, and thus huntara will win.... she shouldnt, but she will.

Also, just a note, I do like huntara, but masque is clearly the more story driven, more deserving character.

I am going to wager that You've never seen the Huntara episode. Saying that Masque is more story-driven actually makes no sense.

Ironically both stories were written by the same man. Larry Ditillio.

Please, do yourself a favor and YouTube it. It takes 20 minutes, and I guarantee you'll like it.

And your explanation for why Huntara will win is really rather far fetched. It's also kind of narrow-minded.

Not every female fan likes pop.

Not every male fan hates pop.

Not every fan of pop is female... In fact I would bet that there are more MALE fans of pop than female just because it has always seemed that, unfortunately, men outnumber women in the fandom for these properties.

There are plenty of straight male fans in this thread alone who have posted that they would vote for Huntara.

I hope you were just being sarcastic.

Now...

One of the many rumors that has been flying around is that Masque was already on the way.

Unless this vote is done EXACTLY like Granamyr's last year, with clear bins filled with tickets (one bin for each option), and the bins placed in the booth display case, I'm going to call shenanigans whatever the outcome. And we are following those bins from the panel to the floor. No ballot box stuffing

Huntara is a character that I thought would sway Scott and several others who seem to dislike anything associated with She-Ra. I assume the dislike on Scott's part based on the imbalance in the motuc line.

But unless people watch the episode, they won't see how cool she is.

I would bet my collection that if the main characters of the Huntara episode were Huntara and He-Man, she would be more demanded than Shokoti.

Look at the Filmation sub.

Both Huntara and Masque should have been in that sub. Instead, we are probably getting Nepthu (unless Scott puts him in the main sub) and/or Plundor.

Why? Huntara AND Masque have always been in the top ten when people vote in polls for most-wanted Filmation characters (well, Huntara has always been; Masque only sometimes).

Nepthu has never cracked the top 40. Plundor has not fared much better (though he certainly had more support than Nepthu).

Ironically, Scott would be lionized as the icon he wishes he were IF he actually listened to the customer base and produced what it wants.

No one wanted a Huntara vs. Masque vote! We wanted BOTH figures.

I just don't understand why we can't get through even a quarter without a misstep

Also, just a note, I do like huntara, but masque is clearly the more story driven, more deserving character.

I disagree completely. Huntara's episode is named after her. If you removed her from the story, the episode would not exist.

House of Shokoti was originally written as a single episode. When it went over budget, Larry DiTillo was asked to turn it into a 2-parter, which he did by extending the prolgue and adding Masque to the opening scenes (which became part 1). Masque was an afterthought, not the focus of the story, and once he died the plot continued on just fine without him.

Either is fantastic, but I choose Huntara 'cause she'd come with cool laser swords.

^This. Also in an action figure line she'd make for a better action figure than Masque. I really don't remember Masque doing much in his episode, unlike Huntara (who the actual episode was named after!) Visually and accessories wise, she's a better choice in my opinion.

First of all, for those who haven't already done so, just YouTube "Huntara" - it is one of the best written and best animated of the She-Ra episodes. I really feel like even the most anti-She-Ra fans will admit that Huntara is pretty amazing.

And likewise, if you haven't seen the He-Man episode "House of Shokoti, Part 1," then you should, as you'll get to know Masque.

I am going to wager that You've never seen the Huntara episode. Saying that Masque is more story-driven actually makes no sense.

Ironically both stories were written by the same man. Larry Ditillio.

Please, do yourself a favor and YouTube it. It takes 20 minutes, and I guarantee you'll like it.

And your explanation for why Huntara will win is really rather far fetched. It's also kind of narrow-minded.

Not every female fan likes pop.

Not every male fan hates pop.

Not every fan of pop is female... In fact I would bet that there are more MALE fans of pop than female just because it has always seemed that, unfortunately, men outnumber women in the fandom for these properties.

There are plenty of straight male fans in this thread alone who have posted that they would vote for Huntara.

I hope you were just being sarcastic.

I have seen both the huntara ep. and the house of shokoti 2 parter.... a few times ... and I also want BOTH figures. I've seen every POP episode as well, and I am a fan. I never said every pop fan was female, nor that every motu fan was male .... but the pop property was aimed at female, and every time we have a vote the lesser pop fans show up in droves to vote, like seniors at an election.

I stated I do like huntara, and her episode is good. But this is MOTUC, not POPC and Masque is far more important to the masters story, and epic 2 parter than huntara and her 1 she-ra episode.... but never fear, huntara will win .... even if she isnt the fan favorite.

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Originally Posted by RocketPunch

I disagree completely. Huntara's episode is named after her. If you removed her from the story, the episode would not exist.

House of Shokoti was originally written as a single episode. When it went over budget, Larry DiTillo was asked to turn it into a 2-parter, which he did by extending the prolgue and adding Masque to the opening scenes (which became part 1). Masque was an afterthought, not the focus of the story, and once he died the plot continued on just fine without him.

She-Ra herself is an after thought .... this is MOTU-C, Huntara is cool, I want her too, but she's episode 45 in a cartoon that only exists because He-Man had such awesome episodes like house of Shokoti.

I think Huntara is the stronger character for sure, she has an entire episode named after and was a match for She-Ra herself. Masque is cool but he never even appeared on screen with Shokoti so she can be without him, she was without him for the episode that she was in.

I'm also willing to bet that most who don't want Huntara probably have not even seen the episode that she is in.

I think Huntara is the stronger character for sure, she has an entire episode named after and was a match for She-Ra herself. Masque is cool but he never even appeared on screen with Shokoti so she can be without him, she was without him for the episode that she was in.

I'm also willing to bet that most who don't want Huntara probably have not even seen the episode that she is in.

I've seen all 3 episodes in question, and I am not sure I'd pick Her over Masque....ultimately Masque is from MOTU, Huntara is from POP....I never watched POP as a kid, therefore my attachment is to MOTU Filmation & Vintage characters / toys.

Yeah, she kicks ass, but her smokers voice and mohawk kind of kill it for me....plus like I said....I'm more partial to MOTU....

I don't even want Geldor to be fair....I was never into the Comics, therefore I could care less about him.

There is well more than not seeing an episode when it comes to not wanting or liking a character over another....Nostalgia plays a huge part in decisions.

I like the thought of Huntara winning at SDCC, but I have to agree with King Tamask, everything else makes no sense at all. Huntara's episode was named after her and completely revolved a round her, and there was a follow up planned (deemed too violent). Masque barely did anything.

Nepthu has never cracked the top 40. Plundor has not fared much better (though he certainly had more support than Nepthu).

Top 15-20 would be faring much better my friend! Higher than Huntara....probably not but still let's not downplay the Plundor love. That being said, I think you are pretty spot on about Huntara being a character that could sway PoP detractors. She's an awesome character....probably one of my biggest Filmation PoP wants....well after Madame Razz and Broom, and Imp, and Scorpia, and Vultak.....and Dylamug...... I hope she wins the vote. She'd get mine!

I voted for Huntara because she is a unique sculpt and Pop clearly needs to up their ranks. I absolutely want Masque as well but he will be simple to make and in high demand later down the line. I wouldn't mind him being one of the last figures to get in the line since there needs to be some heavy hitters at the end to keep the line going.

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Nothing against Masque, but I do think he has a better chance of getting made down the road. He will share more parts and be a "cheaper" figure to make, where TG has said that female figures tend to be more expensive to make. I honestly think that this is Huntara's best chance to get made.

If nothing else...do it for Illumina!

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I really really want both, but my vote will go in the Huntara box. I think she is just a very different looking female figure, more warrior then "princes"

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Originally Posted by Stickfa

i vote masque, but huntara will win at the SDCC and here's why.

the voting room will be full of motu and pop fans. The pop fans, being female will most likely vote for the female character.... but MOTU fans outnumber them.... but MOTU fans bring their girlfriends, who arent necessarily fans of either.... yet because they are physically there, they get to sway a toy line they know little about ... and being female also, they will vote for the female character. This outnumbers the votes of people (males generally speaking) who collect the line, and thus huntara will win.... she shouldnt, but she will.

Also, just a note, I do like huntara, but masque is clearly the more story driven, more deserving character.

Lets for a sake say you are right that there will be all these number of "girlfriend" votes, which I disagree there will be a lot, but just for argument sake. Those girl friends if they do not care about it, will just give their tickets to their boy friends and let them toss it in where ever they want. So by your argument the "girlfriend" vote should help Masque.

As far as your story driven comment, sounds like you are just assuming b/c one is from POP its less story, which makes no sense, since the writting of a lot of the stories were by a lot of the same MOTU writers, plus by the time they got to POP, they had really started hitting their stride on good writing.

But even visually I think Huntara will make a better figure. I for one will be happy with either, but I think Huntara is more different then we have been getting so far.

the voting room will be full of motu and pop fans. The pop fans, being female will most likely vote for the female character.... but MOTU fans outnumber them.... but MOTU fans bring their girlfriends, who arent necessarily fans of either.... yet because they are physically there, they get to sway a toy line they know little about ... and being female also, they will vote for the female character. This outnumbers the votes of people (males generally speaking) who collect the line, and thus huntara will win.... she shouldnt, but she will.

Also, just a note, I do like huntara, but masque is clearly the more story driven, more deserving character.

i vote huntara, but masque will win at the SDCC and here's why.

the voting room will be full of motu and pop fans. The motu fans, being male will most likely vote for the male character.... but POP fans outnumber them.... but POP fans bring their boyfriends, who arent necessarily fans of either.... yet because they are physically there, they get to sway a toy line they know little about ... and being male also, they will vote for the male character. This outnumbers the votes of people (females generally speaking) who collect the line, and thus masque will win.... he shouldnt, but he will.

Also, just a note, I do like masque, but huntara is clearly the more story driven, more deserving character.

...see what I did there?

Aaron
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